HR 2458 ยท Secure Space Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced
- Mar 27, 2025
- Latest action
- Apr 29, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ-6]
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
Secure Space Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from granting satellite licenses or earth station authorizations, including U.S. market access for foreign-licensed satellites, to specified foreign entities of concern and their affiliates. (Earth stations, also commonly known as ground stations, are earth-based radio stations that communicate with satellites. A grant of U.S. market access permits one or more foreign-licensed satellites to communicate with one or more U.S.-licensed earth stations.) Specifically, the FCC may not grant a satellite license, an earth station authorization, or market access to any entity, or an affiliate thereof, that produces or provides communications equipment or services deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. (The FCC maintains a list of such equipment and services, known as the Covered List. Providers of such equipment and services include, for example, Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE Corporation.)
Recent actions
- Apr 29, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Apr 28, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 28, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1652)
- Apr 28, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1652)
- Apr 28, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2458.
- Apr 28, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1652-1653)
- Apr 28, 2025 Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 24, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 42.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.